The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-08-17
a REPLY.


controversy that turns III
this direction 1t is especially dis
tasteful to TIE ADvE RrISEE to
start our d%isgruntcled c0ntcmpora-
ry on this line, for with years ofcN-
perience whenever oportunity pre-
scnted, and frequently without cp-
portunity, the Heroh has become
an adept at quarreling. We had
hoped that the NcTs dd courier
would satisfy the q~ucrulous pro-
pcnsity of our ncighbor for u time
at least; but that little episode
seems only to have sharpcned Il
friends appetite, and this week it
PROCEEDS in II column to dcmol-
ish THE ADVERTISER, and in the
next to uproot the NeWs and COu-
rier and blast the Evening SIN
all ut one fell swoop.
In viewing the wreck TIE AID
VERTIsEn forgets its wv pitiable
plight. when it beholds the work Of
demolition occasioncd the "cstccm-
cd contemporaries" in the City by
the sea. Poor News and Courier!
For many long years yoI have
continued your triumphal march,,
you have add, d SO your facilities,
and become the great paper Of the
South. But o Ceser! Brutus says
your "yokc is acknowledging" and
you are invited by the people of
South Carolina, through their or
gun, The Laurensville Herald, to
step down and out.
But when the Evening Sun is
reached, the storm is ut its highest,
and ere that venture rises, it finds
n yawning abiss beyond the Wes-
tern hills, above which is inscribed.
"For the Evening Sun, Wen have
nnught to do with YOU" Surely
it would 0 that an enterprise
started in opposition to the ode
moralizing yoke" Of the News and
Court, observes amorc rcspecta-
BILE funeral. But the oracl" has de-
creed, and u friends in Charles
ton will doubtless procedo at once
to "turn up their toes and die"
Now let us gather up the frag-
mcnts of the poor little ADvER-
User.
THE ADVERTISER last week ven
tured to give an opinion on the
Murray Bill, and the grounds upon
which this opinion rested. The
Herald says it was not impartial,
and instead of showing wherein
the partiality consists proccdcs to
ask us questions. When we said,
"the end sought to be accomplish
ed by Mr. Murray's Bill is praise
wottl.y, but as much cannot be said
for the spirit which prompted it
and the means used to accomplish
this desirable end" we insinuatcd
nothing. We meant what that
language imports, nothing more,
nothing less. We believe that
those who originated the scheme,
did it because it appeared to be
popular. The Herald "bclicvcs tho
Bill was born Of a purely patriotic
and philanthrophic spirit, the sole
object Of which was to arrest and
crush out the giant evil Of intcmpe-
rance and the liquor traffic" TIE
ADVERTISER believes that "those
who shouted its praises most lusti-
~, thought more of their personal
popularity than the good of the
people," and the Herald rises to
call this IN "unwarranted assump-
tien OH the part Of THE ADvERTI-
SER" The Herald can express an
opinion on the Bill, but not THE
ADVERTISER. Oh no! This pa
per Is partial, and not Capable Of
foi ming an opinion, but its views
are "unwarranted assumptions.'
"NVho but TIE ADVERTISER ev-
er made this unwarranted asscr
ton 2" asks the Herald.
Now it is IL matter Of little con
sequence to Us whether anybody
else eve had this opinion of the
Mnrry Bill or not. Wcdo not usual
ly wait for others to express them :
selves, and form opinions i'm ac-
cordance. If we did, kind neigh
Dor, we would not impose the bur-
den OF directing the editorial bent
ofthia journal on you. But in this
matter we do not claim originality.
we believe that nine-tenths of the
men who have taken the trouble
to watch the rise and progress of
the hurry BIZ, have seen more pol
tiles in it than either "patrio-
tism" or "philanthropy."
Then our critic says we "roso.t